Hello,
On Wed, 08 Apr 2015 05:33:41 +0100
Josh Branning <[email protected]> wrote:
> @SpaceFalcon
>
> I'm not saying I agree with the law in this instance, on the
> contrary, I think patents and copyright last far too long (almost to
> the point in thinking they should probably be abolished entirely,
> [especially as here it costs roughly $25000 to process a patent, {a
> system for the rich indeed}]) ... It's just there are many people in
> high places that think otherwise, that patents and copyright should
> last into eternity, and those people can have prison cells waiting
> for anyone who so happens to disagree.
>
> What I'm saying is that using uncertified baseband software and
> breaking copyright law are probably two offences, and history shows,
> they will stack the charges given the opportunity.
>
> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aaron_Swartz
That's sad story, but there're different ones, too. For example,
several years ago, X charged Y with copyright violation, etc.
http://www.androidcentral.com/google-sends-cease-desist-order-cyanogenmod
Fast forward few years later, Y is a reputable startup raising millions
in funding, and X keeps swamping in their core business of shutting
down one service after another
http://www.wordstream.com/articles/retired-google-projects , and which
is so insecure in its latest phone initiative that it hides it away in
a distant land away from people's eyes and hands:
https://asksender.com/project-ara-coming-to-costa-rica-later-this-year/
> If you replaced the possibly illegal, leaked parts of the software,
That's great misunderstanding how a "reverse engineering for making
open" project works. *Of course* the whole RE process is to understand
how the hardware (driven by firmware) works and to make open firmware
from scratch. Nobody is even thinking about using godawful vendor
firmware in their free products - why start all that effort in first
place otherwise.
Again, I suggest reading http://www.bunniestudios.com/blog/?p=4297 and
www.bunniefoo.com/fernvale/fernvale-31c3.pdf (videostream for the
latter is available too). Bunnie guy knows what he talks about - in
old good days he was charged by Microsoft too, and had his university
stand for him.
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Best regards,
Paul mailto:[email protected]
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